Ruben Perczek Success Article

January 2004 Issue --> Success Article

Elevating Everyone's Performance in Your Organization:
Creating Inclusive Leadership

By: Ruben Perczek

I remember the first meeting I ever attended as a clinician. I was here as part of a group of doctors to discuss appropriate treatments for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer.

At the beginning of the meeting, I was asked by another member of the team, "Excuse me, I haven't seen you around here before, what is your title?" to which I replied, "I don't have a title but my father is a king."

Most of the group laughed at my answer with a sense of surprise and relief at the same time. They probably were shocked that I could be so casual in such a traditional setting.

I tell you this story because I think it is an important lesson in peak performance. Let me tell you why.

Peak performance is not about your titles or your trophies of the past but about the quality of your character. The real potential of a human being is not embedded in the position he/she holds but in the actions arising out of his/her inspiration. Elite performers, in my view, are committed to contributing to the lives of those around them so that their presence inspires others to manifest their highest potential. One of the greatest honors and challenges one has in a lifetime is the chance to lift others to live their highest purpose.

As the 21st century unfolds, peak performance will become the standard that the majority should strive for. I say this because up to this point, peak performance has been thought of as only available or the privilege of the few. This has to change and I believe will change.

With increasing chaos in our times, only those organizations who inspire responsibility and peak performance at every level will have the opportunity to remain at the top or at least in the running for a piece of longevity in the market. On the contrary, those organizations that insist on holding leadership and peak performance exclusive for the people at the top will not have the foundation to remain strong competitors in their area of business.

Exclusive peak performance, only reserved for those at the top, promotes leadership that is inherently imbalanced. Inclusive peak performance, on the other hand, liberates all employees in an organization to reach peak performance and unleash their inherent potential in both their work and personal lives.

How do you shift from exclusive to inclusive peak performance?

1. Realize that peak performance is not about thinking you are superior to anybody else. A true leader, one who stands for excellence and optimal results, is one who also knows to develop unconditional trust among his peers and organization. As long as people believe that you are committed to elevating everyone to their highest good, they will follow you to eternity. If on the other hand, they sense that your number one goal is to dominate and create hierarchy, they will not give you their best performance nor will they invest in your goods. Building unconditional trust in your work and in all your relationships is your #1 priority.

How do you build unconditional trust?

Let others know what your values are and how they dictate your actions
Walk your talk
Be respectful to others by first telling them what you intend to accomplish and then asking them for their input on the issue. If you simply let others know what you want without consulting with them and involving them in the decision-making process, you are not being respectful and most importantly you are not being an inclusive peak performer.
Communicate from your heart more than your mind.

2. Commit to mastering your existence and create a standard for others to do the same. Consistent peak performers always strive to discover new things and build up on their level of expertise. Elite leaders know that the small choices made along the way are more important than the choices that have to be made in crucial times. The quality of your life, both professionally and personally, is created by your ability to stay present and make conscious choices moment to moment.

This applies both to mental as well as emotional choices. You can allow living in reaction to life and being in constant frustration, or you can make a conscious choice to let your emotions be a guide to further growth and opportunity. In the same way, you can choose to worry about your competition and how you might not survive or you can choose to see the competition as your guide for further discovery. One of the most important qualities of peak performers is their steadfast commitment to continual discovery. One of their highest principles is to remain awake to the possibilities that every opportunity brings with it. For them, life is a gift, where every experience is a window into their next contribution.

3. Inclusive peak performers live life with curiosity rather than judgment. This is one of the main reasons they don't allow fear to dictate their behavior. They are unafraid of what is coming because they trust in living life big. They understand that it is through action, and action that is bold and focused, that they will be shown what they are capable of. Inclusive beings understand that every moment is a new moment. They are more concerned about the experience than the result. As Maslow put it once, peak performers are not attached to the outcome.

They don't allow life circumstances to darken their path. They take action with a sense of spontaneity and adventure, knowing that every moment is precious and must be let go at the same time.

Everything in life is in constant motion. As they say in Buddhism, impermanence is one of the main characteristics of existence. So stop holding on to your fads and start living life big, knowing that not knowing is your greatest treasure. Live life as if you were just born.

Live life as if you were on a mission to discover the treasure in every moment. Live life as if other human beings were part of your self. Live life as if you were a messenger of the highest good. Live your life as if all your customers, peers, employers and employees, were your brothers, fathers, mothers, and children. As Carlos Castaneda said in Journey to Ixtlan, ". Learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while; in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it."

Ruben Perczek, Ph.D
Guiding business leaders accelerate the pace by which they achieve their goals.
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